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Balanced Scoring Effort Gives Men's Basketball a 86-56 Win over Towson Balanced Scoring Effort Gives Men's Basketball a 86-56 Win over Towson
A balanced scoring effort, paced by four players in double-figures, kept the UMass basketball team undefeated at the Mullins Center as the Minutemen defeated Towson 86-56 on Wednesday night.
November 30, 2011 • Athletic Department
Three Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellows from Central Asia Studying at UMass Amherst Three Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellows from Central Asia Studying at UMass Amherst
Students from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are pursuing master’s degrees this year at Umps as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program.
November 29, 2011 • Office of News & Media Relations
UMass Amherst Fuels Innovation, Education in Life Sciences UMass Amherst Fuels Innovation, Education in Life Sciences
Video showcases the top programs, skilled students, pioneering faculty and a new $270 million life sciences complex that make UMass a destination for research and education in the life sciences
November 28, 2011 • University Relations
‘Hungry Student’ Series is Fun, Tasty Intro to Making Good Food ‘Hungry Student’ Series is Fun, Tasty Intro to Making Good Food
The new hands-on cooking and nutrition series, co-sponsored by University Health Services’ Center for Health Promotion and the Off Campus Student Center (OCSC), kicked off this month.
November 28, 2011 • Office of News & Media Relations
Historic Preservation Graduate Program Wins "Community Spirit Award" Historic Preservation Graduate Program Wins "Community Spirit Award"
The second annual Preservation Massachusetts award was given to the program for the efforts of its students following June's tornadoes in documenting historic damage in Springfield.
November 25, 2011 • In the Loop
Studying Bat Skulls, Scientists Discover How Species Evolve Studying Bat Skulls, Scientists Discover How Species Evolve
Evolutionary biologist Elizabeth Dumont and colleagues from Stony Brook, UCLA, and Berlin have been documenting changes in the rate of evolution of traits in the family of New World bats.
November 23, 2011 • Office of News & Media Relations
Lynn Margulis, Renowned Evolutionary Biologist and Author at UMass Amherst, Dead at 73 Lynn Margulis, Renowned Evolutionary Biologist and Author at UMass Amherst, Dead at 73
Internationally renowned evolutionary biologist and author Lynn Margulis, a Distinguished University Professor of Geosciences and a National Medal of Science recipient, died Nov. 22 in Amherst.
November 23, 2011 • Office of News & Media Relations
Men's Basketball Routs BC in Commonwealth Classic, 82-46 Men's Basketball Routs BC in Commonwealth Classic, 82-46
Led by a stifling defense that forced 23 turnovers that led to 28 points, UMass beat Boston College, 82-46 in the Commonwealth Classic on Monday night at Conte Forum.
November 21, 2011 • Athletic Department
UMass Toxicologist Comments on Research Surrounding Health Effects of Cesium-137 UMass Toxicologist Comments on Research Surrounding Health Effects of Cesium-137
Edward Calabrese says that governments and the nuclear industry have failed to address serious data gaps and untested assumptions guiding exposure limits to Cesium (Cs)-137.
November 21, 2011 • Office of News & Media Relations
Hockey Rallies Back for 2-2 Tie with Maine Hockey Rallies Back for 2-2 Tie with Maine
Coming back from a 2-0 deficit in the opening 20 minutes, the UMass hockey team fought to a 2-2 overtime tie with Maine on Friday evening in front of 4,621 at the Mullins Center.
November 18, 2011 • Athletic Department
Minutemen Go to 3-0 After Beating NJIT, 79-58 Minutemen Go to 3-0 After Beating NJIT, 79-58
Four double-figure scoring efforts, including a double-double from Terrell Vinson, led UMass men's basketball to a 79-58 victory over NJIT at the Mullins Center on Thursday night.
November 17, 2011 • Athletic Department
UMass Amherst Astronomers Using Advanced Equipment Aboard Hubble to Reveal Galaxies’ Secrets UMass Amherst Astronomers Using Advanced Equipment Aboard Hubble to Reveal Galaxies’ Secrets
Researcher Todd Tripp reports that new, high-precision equipment orbiting Earth aboard the Hubble Space Telescope is now sending rich data back to astronomers.
November 17, 2011 • Office of News & Media Relations
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Holds Toy Drive for Shriners Hospital Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Holds Toy Drive for Shriners Hospital
The 2011 toy drive takes place at home UMass men's basketball games on Nov. 17,18, 30, and Dec. 2.. Donations benefit patients at the Shriners Children's Hospital in Springfield, Mass.
November 15, 2011 • Athletic Department
Grant Aims to Boost Prevention of Mother-child HIV Transmission Grant Aims to Boost Prevention of Mother-child HIV Transmission
Raji Balasubramanian, assistant professor of in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, received a two-year, $458,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.
November 15, 2011 • In the Loop
UMass Researchers Find that Online Communication Boosts Lying UMass Researchers Find that Online Communication Boosts Lying
Professor Robert Feldman and graduate student Mattityahu Zimbler found communication using computers increases lying and that e-mail messages are most likely to contain lies.
November 15, 2011 • Office of News & Media Relations